Can I Manage?

God is not unfair. That’s not an easy realisation to come across when stuff happens. Not every day is a joyful one for me. Sometimes I go through days that are not classed as joyful. In it all, experience teaches me that God is still there and God is not unfair. Not unfair because He […]

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What Is Truth?

Certain parts of Scripture intrigue me. Pilate is faced with this fella that the religious rulers have urged to be crucified. It’s fair enough that Pilate should look to question the things that have presented themselves to him. Jesus’ response about the nature of His Kingdom and His questions in response is quite something too. […]

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Can I Cope?

Issues and hassles in life can be seen to choke the hope out of people. Bad stuff happens and keeps happening. Bad people seem to get away with badness and some decent folks appear to be struggling and facing hardships. Those who you expect to relieve the pressure only appear to pile more on. Organisations […]

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Who’s The Keeper?

Have I ever told you about the time I played football? OK that narrows it down to nothing. So back when I was a boy, loving football as I did, I had the honour of playing for my junior school football team. I played two games for the school. After that I was not picked […]

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Why So Passive?

“What do you want to do?” “I don’t know, whatever you want.” “I think we should get rid of those and then get these.” “Sure thing, whatever you want to do.” “We want to have this person in place.” “Well at the end of the day, it’s up to you. I will abide by the […]

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What Is Maturity?

Disclaimer: The following is not written by someone in the height of maturity. Here is the thing. Maturity is a remarkable thing. I recall people who have had a tremendous impact on my life through their maturity. What marked it out as mature was the measured way in which the person considered an issue, listened […]

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Telling The Truth

John 9 features one of my favourite episodes in the gospels namely that of sight being given to the man born blind. I love it. The disciples questioning Jesus, the response Jesus gives, the process by which the man gets his sight, the encounter with the Pharisees and the riff Jesus takes on the whole […]

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From The Roots

Being serious about change includes recognising that dealing with the surface issues is an inadequate step. Often advice given in quick and easy quotes affect the surface level. What they often fail to address are the underlying causes of the issues. It doesn’t always require an extended period of time to discover there are deeply […]

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Power of Trust

The phrase ‘I love you’ is one I hear fairly frequently. It’s a phrase I know some think is overused and some treat with caution. It’s a phrase that some people treasure more than a lot of things in life. There is, however, another phrase which is inextricably linked to that expression which has even […]

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That Kinda Love

Some parts of the Bible are engrained in my thinking. Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us that we should be called the sons of God! I don’t forget that verse in a hurry. Statements like that are why I am a follower of Jesus because it’s an invitation to see […]

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